In older kitchens, the detail that quietly undermines many safety upgrades is not the GFCI device itself, but how you connect ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

Install a standard three-prong outlet and add GFCI protection. GFCI protection can be installed at the breaker panel, or somewhere between the breaker panel and the outlet. When this is done, labels ...

Home inspectors are trained to treat a sketchy outlet setup as a potential emergency, not a cosmetic flaw. When they see the wrong combination of receptacles, wiring, and protection devices, they know ...